The shooting left Matthew Kelly, 20, of Bethlehem, dead and wounded a second man, whom police had yet to publicly identify as of tonight. The wounded man was listed in critical condition, authorities said.

Kelly's death marked Easton's first homicide of 2012 and followed a spate of violence across the city. An Easton Area School Board member announced today plans for a "Stop the Violence March and Rally" later this month.

Gunfire rang out about 9:20 p.m. Sunday in the parking lot of Christ Lutheran Church of Easton in the 1100 of Spruce Street.

Kelly, who has family in Stockertown, was pronounced dead Sunday night at Easton Hospital in Wilson Borough, Northampton County Coroner Zachary Lysek said. He ruled the death a homicide due to a gunshot wound.

A man at a Stockertown address listed for Kelly's family declined to speak to a reporter.

Easton police said early Monday morning they were investigating whether the two men shot each other.

"It's possible the two gunshot victims were on opposite sides," city police Lt. Matthew Gerould said about 6 this morning after an all-nighter investigating violent crime in the city.

Sunday night's shootings were not random acts; those involved were familiar with each other, police said.

Authorities in Whitehall Township located a red Saturn, driven by a woman, sought in connection with the investigation, Gerould said.

Neither victim was at the shooting scene when police arrived. Police were notified at 9:26 p.m. that one of the victims had arrived at Easton Hospital, police said in a news release. The second victim got to another hospital by 9:51 p.m., police said.

Jeremy Cadmus, who has lived on Spruce Street for eight years, and a neighbor who asked that his name not be used both called the shooting an aberration for the neighborhood.

Cadmus said he and his brother
arrived home late Sunday night after the police had already blocked off several streets.

"We were surprised," Cadmus said Monday afternoon. "Here, around this block, it's a pretty quiet neighborhood."

John,
an Easton native and 21-year Spruce Street resident who didn't want his
last name published for fear of retribution, countered Cadmus' claims. He said he's seen a great deal of suspicious activity
in the area in recent years, much of which he believes is drug-related.

"I hear gunshots way too often," he said, noting it's often difficult to tell from where they originate. "This is not out of the norm, especially in the summertime."

Above all, John said, he's concerned about the safety of children in the area and Easton as a whole.

"I'm just glad our grandkids weren't around for this," he said. "It's a shame it's gotten this bad."

John's sentiments were echoed by Paul Hummer, who bought a house on Spruce Street 44 years ago. Hummer was not in the area during the shooting but said he's been alarmed by recent incidents in the city.

"Things have gotten worse," he said.

There does not appear to be a connection to recent shootings in the 1300 block of Washington Street or in the Neston Heights housing development, Gerould said.

Easton Area School Board member Frank Pintabone said today he is organizing a march and rally in response to recent violence in Easton.

The rally is scheduled to begin 1 p.m. April 21 at Centennial Park, 12th and Ferry streets in Easton's West Ward. There will be guest speakers and snacks, he said.

At 3 p.m., the assembled are set to march to the Easton Area Neighborhood Center on Philadelphia Road on the city's South Side, he said.

"I decided to put this event together after seeing the recent rash of violence in our community," the first-term school board member and South Side resident said in a statement. "We as residents must get involved and stand united."